Parsa National Park and its Buffer Zone Management Plan, FY 2075/76-2079/80.

This Parsa National Park and its Buffer Zone Management Plan, FY 2075/76-2079/80 is a policy document covering the period of 2018/19- 2022/2023. The specific objectives of the Management Plan are: 1. To restore, improve and manage habitat for wild elephant, tiger, rhino, gaur and other species; 2. To ensure maintenance of a viable population of wild elephant and tiger including all flora and fauna by restoring corridors to ensure connectivity, reduce illegal killing and illegal trade; 3. To develop tourism infrastructure in order to promote sustainable tourism by involving private entrepreneur so that locals benefit from increased socio-economic opportunities while minimizing and mitigating negative impacts to maintain ecological integrity and cultural heritage; 4. To enhance participatory biodiversity conservation by institutional strengthening of key stakeholders to take stewardship on conservation by increasing awareness at the same time improving livelihood of local people; and 5. To strengthen institutional capacity through research, capacity building, coordination and collaboration.
To achieve the objectives, the document proposed specific interventions in Park protection, habitat management, species conservation, fire control, encroachment control, research-monitoring and capacity building, climate change adaptation and buffer zone management.